May 24th
149 Notable deaths
Cyrille Adoula
Congolese prime minister, ambassador (1921-1978).
Born September 13th, 1921 in Kinshasa.
Died May 24th, 1978 at 56 years old in Lausanne.
Javier Urruticoechea
Spanish footballer (1952-2001).
Born November 17th, 1952 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).
José Asunción Silva
Colombian author (1865-1896).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.
Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.
Tripti Mitra
Indian actress (1925–1989).
Born October 25th, 1925 in Bengal.
Died May 24th, 1989 at 63 years old
Walter Donaldson
Scottish snooker player.
Born February 2nd, 1907 in Edinburgh, Coatbridge.
Died May 24th, 1973 at 66 years old in Newport Pagnell.
Aleko Konstantinov
Bulgarian writer.
Born January 13th, 1863 in Svishtov. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1897 at 34 years old in Radilovo. [ref]
Michel Crozier
French sociologist.
Born November 6th, 1922 in Sainte-Menehould. [ref]
Died May 24th, 2013 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Klaas Carel Faber
Dutch collaborator.
Born January 20th, 1922 in Haarlem.
Died May 24th, 2012 at 90 years old in Ingolstadt (kidney failure). [ref]
Oleg Yefremov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1927–2000).
Born October 1st, 1927 in Moscow.
Died May 24th, 2000 at 72 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
Patricia Robertson
American astronaut.
Born March 12th, 1963 in Indiana.
Died May 24th, 2001 at 38 years old in Houston (burn, aviation accident).
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All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young